41 Berner St, Merewether NSW 2291
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $7,400,000 in Jun 2026, up $6,925,000 (1458%) on the $475,000 paid in Aug 2016. That is about 32.4% a year over 9.8 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Merewether rose 70%, from $1,150,000 in 2016 to $1,950,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 279% above the Merewether median house price for that year ($1,950,000 across 89 sales).
At $12,585 per square metre of land, it compares with a Merewether median of $4,806 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Merewether medians use NSW Valuer General sales of $50,000 or more, leaving out part-interest transfers and contracts covering several properties, and need at least 10 sales in the period. See Merewether sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2291 rented for a median $900 a week, from 324 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $7,400,000 on 12 Jun 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 0.6% a year, before costs and vacancies.
Median weekly rents from residential rental bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading, by postcode. This home's own rent may differ. See rents by bedrooms in Merewether.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 m²
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.75:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012 maps on the NSW Planning Portal, looked up at this address's map point on 22 Oct 2026. A control can cover only part of a site and plans change, so the council's planning certificate is the formal record. Planning data from the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, CC BY 4.0.
Related sales
Sale history
Sold is the contract date, when the sale was agreed. Settled is the date ownership transferred.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | $7,400,000 | - | - | - | 16/10/111239 |
| 25 Aug 2016 | 12 Oct 2016 | $475,000 | - | - | - | 16/10/111239 |
Title reference: 16/10/111239
Title reference: 16/10/111239
Recent sales on Berner St
Sold in the last two years.
- 43 Berner St, Merewether 2291 $2,650,000 sold 31 Jul 2026, 604 m²
- 2/69 Berner St, Merewether 2291 $1,230,000 sold 9 Jul 2026
- 4/69 Berner St, Merewether 2291 $500,000 sold 12 May 2026
- 2/87 Berner St, Merewether 2291 $1,230,000 sold 9 Mar 2026
- 15/30 Berner St, Merewether 2291 $900,000 sold 5 Mar 2026
- 16 B Berner St, Merewether 2291 $615,000 sold 16 Dec 2025, 202 m²
- 2/30 Berner St, Merewether 2291 $810,000 sold 17 Oct 2025
- 2/74 Berner Street, Merewether 2291 $1,800,000 sold 8 Oct 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 79 A Ridge St, Merewether 2291 $2,075,000 sold 14 Sep 2026, 286 m²
- 79 Ridge St, Merewether 2291 $3,200,000 sold 14 Sep 2026, 413 m²
- 2/27 Mitchell St, Merewether 2291 $655,000 sold 27 Aug 2026
- 34 Ridge St, Merewether 2291 $1,750,000 sold 19 Aug 2026, 506 m²
- 1/6 Robert St, Merewether 2291 $1,570,000 sold 7 Aug 2026
- 10/47 Mitchell St, Merewether 2291 $860,000 sold 31 Jul 2026
- 3/52 Merewether St, Merewether 2291 $985,000 sold 13 Jul 2026
- 4/61 Merewether St, Merewether 2291 $900,000 sold 1 Jul 2026